Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-01
GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
What an Eastern Man Who Has Locate
in Ell Dorado County Has to Say.

What an Eastern Man Who has Locdteo
in FL Dorado County Has to Say.
EDS. RECORD UNION came to this coast
the 9th of November. l came to see II Cal
ifornia sunshine through the winter would
not be better than Connecticut winter,
and doctors and drugs to offset the weather.
Am visiting a sister here that | had no
seen for several years. The first thing that
suggests itself to me is, why not have SET
tiers stop in Central and Northern Califor-
mia? / know as yet but little OF California,
but cannot see why Northern California
cannot have her share OF the Immigrants
that are coming into the State, as well as to
let them all 90 SOUTH There are several
ways of doing this, and these different ways
or agencies should work in unison. First,
let individual enterprises in this direction
feel and know that they can have the hearty
support Of the railroad companies ana OF
the rich men of Sacramento and OF other
large places. The feeling that II one
NEW TOWN. SHOULD GROW UP,
1t will take so much of their own town is
all wrong, Get every family that has no
definite place to locate, to stop in your sec
ton somewhere. The wealth OF one place
is wealth to all for man that wishes TO
cultivate the raisin grape for market VIII
do best when all bis neighbors are dong
the same, and if he can call them neigh
bors who live miles, or tens of miles, fol
lowing the same business-so much the
better for him individually. Men will
come to buy by the carload when they will
not by the box. The same principle holds
true in the building up of every place.
For instance, starting north from Sacra-
mento, induce 10000 families to settle
within a distance of 20. 80 or 90 miles,
stop them where you will, and every
original owner is the richer for il. But be
sure and stop them somewhere. The field
is broad enough for all. The county of Ell
Dorado is as large as the whole State OF
Connecticut, and only 10000 inhabitants.
Why does Southern California fill up so
rapidly? Is their climate so much better
Or have they better system of
MAKING THEIR COUNTRY KNOWN.
Judson & Brown go to Redlands, buy up
a large tract of land, put their water sup
ply on good basis, so that every man thai
buys an acre of land has and holds an in
terest in the water supply, Then they go
to work. But they know, to commence
with, that they have the sympathy and
support of the railroad mpanies-yes,
and even of one another Every new
town opened up is help to the one al
ready started. We at the East are Just try
ing to learn OF California's glorious climate
to stay in through the winter at least but
we hear of nothing but Southern California
and why? 1t is because there is no one to
tell them of Northern California. 1t re-
quires work to do it. The men who are
interested in Southern California are 'in
the market" They control the market, so
to speak. 1t is done by advertising: and
the railroads have helped them all through,
Almost every railroad in the State of Con
necticut is helping them. In writing this
l did not intend it for publication,
but if any part of it will help
the idea expressed, you can do
what you choose with it. l might as well
stop now. But cannot write half there is
to say on this thing. If you know of any
man or men that are interested to set
Northern California filled up would like
to see them. If l had health could do
something myself. Am in hopes to be bet
ter, but, as / said before, if you know of
those who are willing to take hold of this
thing, | would like TO couple with them. |
expect to take little trip soon to see some
friends. / would like also to see some of
the north, but wish to know little more
de initely about the latter first-where to
go, who to consult, who are best informed
and are not too forward to advance their
own interests. Men cannot work for moth
ing. But there is vast difference between
those who work for nothing but self-inter-
est and those who work for the good of all.
Yours respectfully, J.